13 really, really stupid kitchen gadgets you should never buy

There're certain things that you absolutely want to have in your kitchen, like a blender, a cast-iron pan, and someone who actually knows how to cook. Then there're the other things, which you absolutely don't need, but that might end up in your kitchen because someone has no idea that you're supposed to buy people socks and festive bottles of Malibu for Christmas. Or maybe you drank that Malibu and ended up watching QVC. Either way, here are 13 really, really stupid kitchen gadgets. Check your shelves to see what kind of person you are.

Rachael Ray knows how to fulfill the needs of the modern chef, who obviously needs a special ceramic "garbage bowl" to "reduce trips to the garbage while you are chopping, slicing, dicing, and cooking". But wait -- "it can be used to prepare food as well as serve it in style"!! Dirty, garbage style!! It's like Derelicte for the home.